Say that it could be months or years before the new b. A. R. T. Extension sees significant ridership. In 18 months we would expect ridership to be 80 of what it was before the lockdown. Took the pandemic has accelerated the work from home trend that may be here to stay. One of the trends that we are excited about is the alternative work arrangements. And not every person needs to come into an Office Every Day to work. Truck the Valley Transportation Authority is responsible for maintaining the station grounds and parking lot. It is hemorrhaging money , 18 million every month. In san jose devin fehely, kpix 5. Wilson walker is in contra costa where retailers will have an uphill battle to get back on their feet. Reporter here we are in phase 2, any progress towards getting business of moving is good but on the other hand you have limited service and limited customers , and that might not be enough. We have been closed for over two months, no money coming in. I cannot pay my employees and
4000 critically endangered snails are being released back into the wild after a successful Breeding Programme at chester zoo. And coming up in sport british cyclist chris froome is in intensive care with multiple fractures, after a high speed crash. Good morning and welcome to the bbc news at 9. Conservative mps will get their first chance to vote for the person they want to see lead the party and the country this morning as the first round of voting in the conservative leadership contest gets underway. At least one of the ten candidates vying to be our next Prime Minister will be knocked out of the race. Tory mps will hold a private ballot, with contenders needing a minimum of 17 votes to carry on. Voting in secret will start in the house of commons this morning at around ten oclock with a result expected to be announced by the 1922 committee at around one oclock this afternoon. Further ballots will then be held next week, with the two most popular mps moving to a run off of tory part
, the National Constitution Center Hosted a discussion on how the bill of rights applies to todays debates on freedom of speech, the right to privacy and other issues. Speakers include the constitution center, also, the American Enterprise institute, and also the Aspen Institute. Welcome to the greatest assembly of the defenders of freedom ever. We have peter goettler, arthur brooks, Walter Isaacson, neera tanden, and Anthony Romero of the aclu. A big round of applause. [applause] jeffrey the National Constitution center is indeed a convening space of the greatest thinkers on freedom and called its usual liberties. It is impossible to imagine more distinguished, engaged of a group than the one you have today. I will plunge in. We have on the side of the stage a beautiful document. There are many documents here at the National Constitution center. I hope you are able to see the gallery as he came in the copy of the bill of rights and the declaration of independence. This is a very speci
David in washington, today is the day for health care. When the house representatives are slated for a vote to repeal and replace obamacare. For all the details we go to Kevin Cirilli. Kevin, they are going to have a vote today. Do they have the votes . They think they do but who knows . Paul ryan has said he is not going to bring a vote unless he has the votes. Thatndications suggest after yesterdays introduction of an amendment by representative upton which would be in a billion dollar increase to preexisting condition clauses over a fiveyear period , that will be enough to win over moderates. Concerns show that whatever bill they get, it hasnt been scored and it could radically change once it gets to the senate. David last time we played through this, we had a lot of problems politically because as many as 24 million americans would lose their Health Care Coverage. How many will this time . There is no way to know entirely just how much but the concerns amongst the people im talking
Welcome to cbs this morning. As daylight arrives on the west coast, much of the east coast is getting to see the full devastation of super storm sandy. The massive storm is blamed for at least 18 deaths at least 7. 5 million utility customers have lost power in 16 states and washington, d. C. It is estimated that sandy has cause edd 10 to 20 billion in damage, making it one of the most expensive storms in America American history. Financial markets are closed again because of the storm. Here in new york city, the subway system could be closed for days because of historic flooding. Our correspondents are on the ground across the east covering the impact of superstorm sandy. We begin our coverage in hardhit new york city. President obama has just declared a state of emergency in new york and new jersey. Jim axelrod is at battery park in manhattan, which was inundated with water. Jim, good morning. Reporter good morning, charlie. High tide has come here. At least in this part of battery p